Filmmakers Cody Jarrett and Siouxzan Perry are raising funds through Kickstarter to complete their documentary Tura!,the Incredible True Life Story of Tura Satana, the Russ Meyer & Burlesque Superstar, Asian American Cinema Pioneer and Ultimate Self-Empowered Female. Read the We Are Movie Geeks tribute to Tura Here
The Kickstarter link can be found Here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1486618309/tura-the-tura-satana-documentary
Here is a video from the filmmakers discussing their project and showing some of the footage they’ve already shot:
“Tura!” is the true life story of cult movie icon & burlesque dancer Tura Satana, chopped straight from the pages of her handwritten memoir. Best known as the star of Russ Meyer’s classic film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Tura stunned 1960’s movie audiences as the sexy, dominant, fast-driving, karate-wielding lesbian gang leader Varla. Her groundbreaking look, attitude, and performance were all years ahead of their time and continue to influence...
The Kickstarter link can be found Here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1486618309/tura-the-tura-satana-documentary
Here is a video from the filmmakers discussing their project and showing some of the footage they’ve already shot:
“Tura!” is the true life story of cult movie icon & burlesque dancer Tura Satana, chopped straight from the pages of her handwritten memoir. Best known as the star of Russ Meyer’s classic film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Tura stunned 1960’s movie audiences as the sexy, dominant, fast-driving, karate-wielding lesbian gang leader Varla. Her groundbreaking look, attitude, and performance were all years ahead of their time and continue to influence...
- 3/16/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
YouTube multi-channel network Maker Studios just added another name to its growing laundry list of mainstream celebrity talent with which its inked online video-related deals. Margaret Cho now joins the likes of Snoop Dogg, Robert De Niro, and more in calling Maker her YouTube liaison. Variety announced last week Cho is set to launch her very own 13-episode, scripted series on July 3 on her very own YouTube channel. The program, dubbed In Transition, is “billed as a dark comedy about a trio of women newly released from prison,” which reads like a similar premise to Netflix’s upcoming original series Orange is the New Black, which lends this writer to believe that if we’re able to soon find one more entertainment program involving women exiting or entering correctional facilities, we’ll have a full-blown New York Times trend piece about the phenomenon. Cho will executive produce the series with...
- 6/10/2013
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., the San Francisco cast of Wicked, along with members of the San Francisco arts community (and beyond), is coming together for one of the most important events of the year - Defying Inequality: The San Francisco Concert,a one-night only concert benefitting Marriage Equality USA and Garden State Equality - two equal rights organizations. Featuring stars from stage & screen, the concert will be held at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre (3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA). A VIP reception will be held in the lobby immediately following the event. For tickets and information, please contact City Box Office at (415) 392-4400 and visit defyinginequality.com (click on San Francisco).
The special evening, presented by the San Francisco cast of Wicked, will include Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker, Valley of the Dolls), Bruce Vilanch (writer - Academy Awards, Hairspray National Tour), Judy Gold (Emmy Award...
The special evening, presented by the San Francisco cast of Wicked, will include Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker, Valley of the Dolls), Bruce Vilanch (writer - Academy Awards, Hairspray National Tour), Judy Gold (Emmy Award...
- 10/26/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Back in August 2007, we told you that Fox had picked up a new series, Drop Dead Diva, from Josh Berman (Bones, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation). Berman said the show was about "deconstructing the beauty myth while discovering what's really important in life."
Despite the high-minded premise, Fox didn't see fit to stay attached to the show and we haven't heard much about it since. But this week, Lifetime announced that it has now picked up the show.
According to the Lifetime press release, "Drop Dead Diva tells the story of a shallow model-in-training who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney."
Now before you get all excited at the prospect of a new show featuring America's Next Top Model alums, you should know that the show actually stars Brooke Elliott and Margaret Cho.
Elliott is a...
Despite the high-minded premise, Fox didn't see fit to stay attached to the show and we haven't heard much about it since. But this week, Lifetime announced that it has now picked up the show.
According to the Lifetime press release, "Drop Dead Diva tells the story of a shallow model-in-training who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney."
Now before you get all excited at the prospect of a new show featuring America's Next Top Model alums, you should know that the show actually stars Brooke Elliott and Margaret Cho.
Elliott is a...
- 1/20/2009
- by karman
- AfterEllen.com
Los Angeles - America loves a comeback. Allegedly so does Hollywood, although the town seems to make it fairly difficult for some. Margaret Cho is a terrific example.
Cho was supposed to be a sitcom star, you see...back in the mid-'90s. ABC made her the star of "All-American Girl," which was supposed to be loosely based on her life, albeit starring a thinner version of her life, and with parents the network believed would seem more universally acceptable.
Not only did the show tank (in both its original incarnation and its disastrous "Friends"-style overhaul) but the experience nearly killed Cho. She was forced to lose 30 pounds in an insanely short amount of time, making her kidneys collapse while the series was filming. Criticism from executives made her hate herself, and sent her sinking into substance abuse after her show was canceled. Hollywood forced her into exile.
But...
Cho was supposed to be a sitcom star, you see...back in the mid-'90s. ABC made her the star of "All-American Girl," which was supposed to be loosely based on her life, albeit starring a thinner version of her life, and with parents the network believed would seem more universally acceptable.
Not only did the show tank (in both its original incarnation and its disastrous "Friends"-style overhaul) but the experience nearly killed Cho. She was forced to lose 30 pounds in an insanely short amount of time, making her kidneys collapse while the series was filming. Criticism from executives made her hate herself, and sent her sinking into substance abuse after her show was canceled. Hollywood forced her into exile.
But...
- 12/10/2008
- by Melanie McFarland
- McTelevision.blogspot.com
Is Margaret Cho really sick or just sick of performing to half-empty houses? For the second time in two weeks, the lady-loving laugh machine canceled a show. She called off the Oct. 12 show in Kitchener, Ontario, blaming "illness" but didn't say on her Web site why she backed out of an Oct. 25 gig in Long Beach, Calif. An Oct. 10 posting by Cho stated, "I am unbelievably sick - again. After being unbelievably sick for almost the entire month of September." Cho spokesman Ken Phillips admitted that ticket sales for the Long Beach event weren't too strong.
- 10/31/2008
- NYPost.com
VH1 presents three new series beginning Thursday, August 21: • The Fabulous Life - Eight new episodes of this returning series spotlights more trends of the ultra rich and famous such as Million Dollar Babies which looks at the Hollywood baby boom. The show airs at 9p and is produced by Sharp Entertainment. • Glam God with Vivica A. Fox - New competition series that seeks the next hot celebrity stylist, giving the winner a chance to launch a career along with $100,000. The show airs at 10p and is produced by Cris Abrego Productions. • The Cho Show - New reality show follows comedian Margaret Cho and her colorful sidekicks through her real life situations. The show airs at 11p and is produced by Crossroads Television.
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- 8/14/2008
- by cynthia@cynopsis.com
- Cynopsis.com/
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